SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Pakistan - Beaconhouse Schools Solar Photovoltaic Power Systems
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2010
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- United States Trade and Development Agency, USTDA, USTDA, 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, C/O US TDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, Virginia, 22209-3901
- ZIP Code
- 22209-3901
- Solicitation Number
- 2010-31044A
- Archive Date
- 9/16/2010
- Point of Contact
- Nina Patel, Phone: (703) 875-4357
- E-Mail Address
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npatel@ustda.gov
(npatel@ustda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- POC Nina Patel, USTDA 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600 Arlington, VA 22209-3901 Tel: (703) 875-4357 Fax: (703) 875-4009 ***Please do not contact contracts office*** Proposal Submission Place: Nassir Kasuri Director Educational Services Limited 10-11 Gurumangat Road Gulberg III, Lahore, Pakistan Phone 92-42-111-232266 Fax 92-42-357-14946 The Grantee invites submission of qualifications and proposal data (collectively referred to as the "Proposal") from interested U.S. firms that are qualified on the basis of experience and capability to develop a feasibility study for Educational Services (Private) Limited / Beaconhouse School System to demonstrate the commercial viability of installing solar photovoltaic power systems at approximately 400 private schools owned or operated by the ESL. Solar power will provide uninterrupted power at a time of frequent load shedding, lower the overall cost of power, and demonstrate science at work to pupils. The objectives of the study are to identify practical photovoltaic designs, demonstrate whether the concept is commercially viable, develop a baseline design which can be adapted to other schools in the system, provide documentation to support filing for permits and tariffs, and provide reassurance to lenders and investors, and to evaluate subsidized tariff options to promote renewable energy sources at commercial sites. Educational Services (Private) Limited, a school management company based in Lahore, Pakistan, is the largest private educational company in Pakistan. It owns 150 schools and operates 250 more under franchise, with more than 180,000 students in seven countries. The Beaconhouse Schools brand is owned by ESL, a business whose founders started the Beaconhouse schools network. Beaconhouse schools consume around $1.2 million in electricity costs each year but suffer frequent outages from load shedding. ESL is committed to environmentally sound business practices and established a subsidiary company, Beacon Energy Limited, to set up a 50 MW wind farm near Karachi which is on target to reach financial close by the end of 2010. This USTDA funded feasibility study is designed to identify practical photovoltaic designs, demonstrate whether the concept is economically viable and develop a baseline design that can be adapted to other schools in the system and which ESL can use to procure and install a test array. Data and experience from the test installation will help guide the project in developing an implementation plan for the entire Beaconhouse school system. Further, the selected U.S. Contractor will provide documentation to support ESL in filing for permits, an electricity tariff and for use in negotiations for a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Interconnect Agreement with distribution and transmission utilities. The U.S. firm selected will be paid in U.S. dollars from a $299,896 grant to the Grantee from the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA). A detailed Request for Proposals (RFP), which includes requirements for the Proposal, the Terms of Reference, and a background definitional mission/desk study report are available from USTDA, at 1000 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209-3901. To request the RFP in PDF format, please go to: https://www.ustda.gov/businessopps/rfpform.asp Requests for a mailed hardcopy version of the RFP may also be faxed to the IRC, USTDA at 703-875-4009. In the fax, please include your firm's name, contact person, address, and telephone number. Some firms have found that RFP materials sent by U.S. mail do not reach them in time for preparation of an adequate response. Firms that want USTDA to use an overnight delivery service should include the name of the delivery service and your firm's account number in the request for the RFP. Firms that want to send a courier to USTDA to retrieve the RFP should allow one hour after faxing the request to USTDA before scheduling a pick-up. Please note that no telephone requests for the RFP will be honored. Please check your internal fax verification receipt. Because of the large number of RFP requests, USTDA cannot respond to requests for fax verification. Requests for RFPs received before 4:00 PM will be mailed the same day. Requests received after 4:00 PM will be mailed the following day. Please check with your courier and/or mail room before calling USTDA. Only U.S. firms and individuals may bid on this USTDA financed activity. Interested firms, their subcontractors and employees of all participants must qualify under USTDA's nationality requirements as of the due date for submission of qualifications and proposals and, if selected to carry out the USTDA-financed activity, must continue to meet such requirements throughout the duration of the USTDA-financed activity. All goods and services to be provided by the selected firm shall have their nationality, source and origin in the U.S. or host country. The U.S. firm may use subcontractors from the host country for up to 20 percent of the USTDA grant amount. Details of USTDA's nationality requirements and mandatory contract clauses are also included in the RFP. Interested U.S. firms should submit their Proposal in English directly to the Grantee by 4:00PM, September 1, 2010 at the above address. Evaluation criteria for the Proposal are included in the RFP. Price will not be a factor in contractor selection, and therefore, cost proposals should NOT be submitted. The Grantee reserves the right to reject any and/or all Proposals. The Grantee also reserves the right to contract with the selected firm for subsequent work related to the project. The Grantee is not bound to pay for any costs associated with the preparation and submission of Proposals.
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